Melting point depression of Al clusters generated during the early stages of film growth: Nanocalorimetry measurements

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1098-1100

  Lai, S L ^a   Carlsson, J R A ^a   Allen, L H ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

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EID: 0001321046     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.120946     Document Type: Article

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